Overall, equity funds experienced negative one-month returns
in September, as growth concerns in the ex-U.S. markets produced a -4.1%
average return for international equity funds during the month. U.S. equity
funds also ended September lower, SI says, recording a -2.4% average one-month
return. Taxable bond funds were also negative, at -1.0% during the month, while
tax-free bond funds ended the month slightly higher with an average 0.2%
return.

Money market fund net deposits totaled $24.1 billion in September.

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